Reducing costs in aircraft: the metals affordability initiative consortium

JOM

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 24-28

  Martin, Rick ^a   Evans, Daniel ^b  

^a BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT ENGINES; AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE; AIRFRAMES; COSTS; INDUSTRY; LIFE CYCLE; METALLURGY; MILITARY AIRCRAFT;

METALS AFFORDABILITY INITIATIVE CONSORTIUM;

METALS;

EID: 0033879336     PISSN: 10474838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11837-000-0096-y     Document Type: Article

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